From the Heart of Kurdistan Region The only English paper in Iraq - No: 539 Mon. June 20, 2016 Russia reaffirms its support for Kurdistan Region GLOBE PHOTO Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani and his delegation met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the SPIEF'16 - St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The Kurdish Globe No. 539, Monday, June 20, 2016 2 Ending Totalitarianism IHEC: KRG’s Holing Means Ending Court Independence Referendum Legal Trivialities By | Gazi Hassan Unlike the financial crisis and Whenever the KDP and PUK held The Head of the Indepen- a referendum can be held holding the referendum if the brutal war that the Kurdistan a meeting, Nawshirwan and Gor- dent High Electoral Com- without a decision from the it is officially asked to pro-l Region is waging against Da’esh, ran would set off a political bomb mission of Iraq (IHEC), parliament in Baghdad, but ceed. some parties intend to move the for negatively provoking the po- pointed out that Kurdistan there needs to be a code on Kurdistan Independent political process towards further litical situation. Region can conduct a ref- the regulations and guide- High Electoral Commission deterioration. The deterioration In his remarks, Nawshirwan erendum on independence lines of the process, and the and Referendum (KIHEC) has started following the Gorran- mentions ending unilateralism without IHEC, except for result of the process has to was established in 2015 PUK deal. We’re all aware that and achieving the new balance of the political impediments be defined by the law. and their first mission is the announcement of the bilateral power. He’s repeating the same Baghdad may constitute to Masoud Barzani, the Kurd- expected to be conducting political deal evoked two provoc- story over, a story that he’s been the process. istan Region President, an- the referendum on Kurdish ative messages, the first, the deal telling over against Barzani’s Sarbast Mustafa, the head nounced in February 2016 independence. tends to be a claimed constitution family and Kurdistan’s revolution of IHEC, told BasNews that that Kurdistan Region will To conduct the referendum, for imposing certain political will, for over half a century, a story that the commission will not op- hold a referendum on its Salih said "we will cooper- which intends to be a sort of alter- denies a joint and power leader- pose to the referendum for independence from Iraq by ate with our partners from native for government, authority ship, but rather works towards po- Kurdish independence and the end of the current year. the international organiza- and general legitimate principles; litical dilemma, further deteriorat- there isn't a law preventing Handren Mohammed Salih, tions including an American and the second, imposing will ing internal issues. It seems that the Kurdistan Region from the head of the Kurdistan organization for democracy of parliament seat numbers. The this is a hateful, deceitful, divisive holding the referendum. Er- Independent High Electoral and all the UN organiza- mentioned points cause KDP’s and power diminutive mind. The bil and Baghdad however Commission and Referen- tions will be involved in immediate, clear and strong reac- political bomb that was set off last should reach an agreement dum (KIHEC), told Bas- the process as monitors and tions. week under the pretext of “ending over the issue, he said. News that the commission consultants." At the same instant, the two par- totalitarianism and the new bal- Mustafa explained that is technically capable of ties previously had unofficial pol- ance” might take the Kurdistan litical coalition with the other two Region towards another round of Islamic parties practically against troubles and political issues, aim- KDP. They used the parliament ing at creating a complex political for shifting the balance of power arena and political compliment and isolating the KDP, then at- against the court, and delaying PKK Expand Activities in tempting to change the governing the trial of Nawshirwan Mustafa system temperamentally accord- who’s been accused of exciting ing to their own political interest, carrying out attacks on consul- Sulaymaniyah Province claiming that they’ll turn Kurdis- ates, targeting pipelines in Kurd- tan into a “field of promoting de-l istan Region. It aims at obsessing Kurdistan Workers’ Party the PKK is charging unof- Abdullah said. mocracy, eliminating the hurdles over the parties’ and Region’s (PKK) continues expanding ficial trades between Kurdl- Fazil Basharati, a Kurdis- before achieving the personal, leadership with the internal is- its military influence across istan Region and Iranian tan Democratic Party (KDP) historical and political wishes.” sues, preventing them from tak- Sulaymaniyah and Halabja Kurdistan, and it is running official in Halabja, said the Meanwhile, rational voices were ing advantage of the transforma- districts of Kurdistan Region nearly 20 customs offices PKK’s activities are obvious being heard inside the political tions going on in the area. To say throughout military training along the border. in the area, and they have parties, though they were mi- it honestly, in the “totalitarian- bases and youth centers. Head of the Kurdistan Is- unofficial offices in Halbjah norities, and were often accused ism” talks, they want to exclude A security source, speaking lamic Union (KIU) branch working to recruit locals, in- of being KDP’s supplement and President Barzani and the KDP on condition of anonymity, office in Halabja, Sheikh cluding underage people. were degraded, which more likely in the leadership of this historical confirmed the presence of Hasan Abdullah, told Bas- However, a Kurdish MP seems to be ideological terror and age. The reality is telling us those PKK checkpoints, military News that PKK is active in from Patriotic Union of violence. negative minds and attitudes have bases and unofficial customs the area and they have previ- Kurdistan (PUK) insists Once again, in a public official never gained success at any time. offices, and revealed that ously seen teenagers waving that no official authority in speech in front of members of his So even though the political par- in several areas, including PKK flag during demonstra-l Kurdistan Region has yet party with a reaction against his ties were forcibly obsessed with Chamchamal and Chami tions and public gatherings. confirmed this widelrange summon before Erbil’s courts, another round of internal issues, Rezan, the PKK has estab- “They [PKK] have recently presence of PKK; “but it is Nawshirwan Mustafa issued dire the political development will go lished military bases through imposed and collected taxes not an odd incident that PKK threats for dissolving the politi- on at this stage, because there’s which they recruit and train in the rural areas of Halabja, establishes [youth] centers cal community, not taking into strong political will for rationally youths under 16. but they regularly moving and runs training courses account the real circumstances. dealing with the issues. According to the source, from one are to another,” wherever it is present.” EXECUTIVE EDITOR Senior U.K. Editor STAFF WRITERS Gazi Hassan +964 750 7747784 Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel Zakaria Muhammed Weekly paper printed in Erbil [email protected] +964 750 475 3897 First published in 2005 [email protected] [email protected] Salih Waladbagi [email protected] +964 750 4912996 www.kurdishGlobe.net ARTS EDITOR Reviser Diyaco Qayoumy +964 750 4036252 J. Watt ADVERTISEMENT Address: Erbil, Massif road [email protected] [email protected] Cell: +964 750 4661315 The Kurdish Globe No. 539, Monday, June 20, 2016 3 Barzani, US delegation discuss post-ISIS era Masoud Barzani, the Pres- national coalition as well ident of Kurdistan Region, as the US financial assisl- met with a US delega- tance to Peshmerga forces tion consisting of Stewart were also on the agenda. Johns, the US ambassador to Iraq and Lt. Gen. Sean President Barzani's MacFarland, the head of Statement on Media Operation Inherent Re- Attacks by Gorran solve (OIR) and a number of diplomatic and military Barzani dismissed a per- officials on Saturday, June sonal media campaign 11th, in Erbil. waged by the Gorran The fight against the Isl- Movement, and urged the lamic State (ISIS) in Fallu- people of Kurdistan to re- jah and other areas in Iraq frain from responding to was discussed in the meet- this slanderous campaign ing, and the US delegation and to instead support briefed president Barzani efforts towards indepen- on the coalition's military dence and the brave pesh- plans for eliminating IS in merga forces on the fight Iraq and Syria. against ISIS. They also exchanged “The priority for all of us ple, and undermine peace of the Syrian During the meeting, Syrian crisis. views on the Mosul of- should now be realizing and security of Kurdistan, National Coalition the two sides exchanged The meeting also high- fensive and the post-ISIS independence, supporting and try to bring on catas- views on the political lighted the critical situ- phases in the city, insisting the peshmerga in the fight trophes upon people, will Masoud Barzani, presi- and security situation in ation in Syria and the re- on the participation of all against ISIS, improving face justice,” said the dent of Kurdistan Region Syria, the developments lationship between armed components of Mosul in the welfare of the people, President. received on Thursday the and changes and the po- factions and forces in the recapturing the city. and confronting corrup- former president of the sition of the international field inside Syria and the The cooperation between tion. Those who under- Barzani Receives Syrian National Coalition community and regional situation on the battlefield Peshmerga and the inter- mine the unity of the peo- Former President Sheikh Ahmed al-Jarba.